ceremony

Maharashtra·ceremony · railway

Bombay Stock Exchange prepares for Reliance Power's IPO listing ceremony. Established in 1875, BSE (formerly known as Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd.), is Asia's first & fastest Stock Exchange with the speed of 200 micro seconds and one of India…

Maharashtra·bazaar · ceremony

Tape 0778 Hard Drive 147 Every morning at the Bombay Stock Exchange brokers come and pray before this idol of Lord Ganesh before they start trading on the floor.

Maharashtra·bazaar · ceremony

Never before in the 150 year history of the BSE have the bulls charged so ferociously. See the mayem and madness on the stock market floor back in the 1990's! You may have seen Scam 1992 about the Harshad Mehta story, as told by Sucheta Dal…

Maharashtra·bazaar · ceremony

Every morning at the Bombay Stock Exchange brokers come and pray before this idol of Lord Ganesh before they start trading on the floor.

ceremony · bazaar

Deepawali puja at Delhi Stock Exchange. There is a tradition at Delhi stock exchange that the share brokers start their trading after the prayer of Hindu Goddess Laxmi and Lord Ganesha.

ceremony

Beating of the retreat - In India it officially denotes the end of Republic Day festivities. It is conducted on the evening of January 29, the third day after the Republic Day.

ceremony · highway

Monsoon rain cause a heavy traffic near Jama Masjid on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr in Delhi.

Madhya Pradesh·ceremony

Maha Shivratri proceedings and prayer at the world famous and ancient Khajuraho temples includes offering coconuts, coconut water, joss sticks or dhoop batti and more to this ancient stone horse.

Uttar Pradesh·river · ceremony

A group of Hindu women performing rituals on the occasion of Dev Deepavali on the banks of river Ganga in Varanasi city, Uttar Pradesh, India.

ceremony

The Atharvaveda is a sacred text of Hinduism and one of the four Vedas, often called the "fourth Veda".

ceremony · festival

One village stones another village, in an age-old tradition... Festivals are occasions to spend time with friends and family, of religious ceremony and of introspection. However some festivals can be quite deadly.

ceremony · hills

Nestled in the majestic Himalaya, Kumaon is located in the North Indian state of Uttarakhand. Kumaon has its own distinct and impressive traditions, festivals and culture.

ceremony · temple

Uttarakhand, the land known for its sanctity and religious fervor, is a cauldron of religious festivity.

ceremony · temple

Thousands of couples participate in this ritual hoping to have a child. Fasting for the entire day and night, couples aspiring for children stand in the temple for the entire night holding a lighted earthen lamp in their hands.

ceremony

Colourful bangles on display at a stall in a market of Udaipur, India. Bangles are traditional ornaments worn mostly by South Asian women in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

ceremony

Women go trousseau shopping in India! Indian women look out for best wedding outfits at an exhibition organised by Wedding Asia at Ashoka hotel, New Delhi.

Tamil Nadu·coastline · temple

Shopping streets of the southern most tip of India, Kanyakumari. Kanyakumari beach is the meeting point of three oceans Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal.

Tamil Nadu·coastline · temple

Shopping on the streets at the southern most tip of India - Kanyakumari. Kanyakumari beach is the meeting point of three oceans Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal.

West Bengal·ceremony · temple

Initially the Puja was organised by rich families since they had the money to organise the festival. During the late 19th and early 20th century, a burgeoning middle class, primarily in Calcutta, wished to observe the Puja.

West Bengal·ceremony · industry

Initially the Puja was organised by rich families since they had the money to organise the festival. During the late 19th and early 20th century, a burgeoning middle class, primarily in Calcutta, wished to observe the Puja.

West Bengal·ceremony · industry

Initially the Puja was organised by rich families since they had the money to organise the festival. During the late 19th and early 20th century, a burgeoning middle class, primarily in Calcutta, wished to observe the Puja.

ceremony · village

Village women-folk singing folk songs and performing wedding rituals around a young groom in a community child wedding near Tonk in Rajasthan, in May 2011.

Gujarat·livestock · ceremony

Maldhari women wash clothes by the river, around the habitat of the Indian Lion, in Gir National Park, Gujarat, India. Maldharis are nomadic tribal herdsmen who live in the Gujarat state of India.